Preventive effect of tertiary lymphoid structures on lymph node metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma.
Sho WakasuTetsuzo TagawaNaoki HaratakeFumihiko KinoshitaYuka OkuYuki OnoTomoyoshi TakenakaYoshinao OdaMototsugu ShimokawaMasaki MoriPublished in: Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII (2023)
Mature TLSs were associated with an increased number of cytotoxic lymphocytes in draining LNs, a lower frequency of LN metastasis, and favorable outcomes. Mature TLSs may support antitumor immunity by lymphocyte activation.